How do you read a traditional Mongolian script?

The Mongolians have been using it since the time of Genghis Khan, some 800 years. It is a unique writing system because words are written vertically rather than horizontally. We read from top to bottom and from left to right.

What writing system does Mongolian use?

History. Mongolian Cyrillic is the most recent of the many writing systems that have been used for Mongolian. It is a Cyrillic alphabet and is thus similar to, for example, the Bulgarian alphabet. It uses the same characters as the Russian alphabet except for the two additional characters Өө ⟨ö⟩ and Үү ⟨ü⟩.

Is Mongolian difficult to learn?

The Mongolian language is hard to learn. Yes, it is spoken by very few people in the world, but when you’re in Mongolia or among Mongolians, it is never difficult to find people willing to speak with you in their native language. No, what makes Mongolian hard is the lack of accessibility to good learning materials.

What script is Mongolian written?

The most recent Mongolian alphabet is a based on the Cyrillic script, more specifically the Russian alphabet plus the letters, Өө Öö and Үү Üü. It was introduced in the 1940s and has been in use as the official writing system of Mongolia ever since.

Is Mongolian hard to learn?

Why is Mongolian so hard?

The Mongolian language is hard to learn. Yes, its grammar is different from English grammar, but that’s not really what makes it hard. No, what makes Mongolian hard is the lack of accessibility to good learning materials. When you learn Mongolian, you are often on your own with very little to work with.

What is the official writing system of Mongolia?

This version of the script is known as the Galik script. In February 1941 the Mongolian government abolished the traditional Mongolian script and from 1st February to 25 Match 1941 Mongolian was written with a version of the Latin alphabet. Then the Cyrillic alphabet was adopted as the official writing system in Mongolia.

Why is the Mongolian language written in Cyrillic?

Because of its similarity to the Old Uyghur alphabet, it became known as the Uigurjin Mongol script. During the communist era, when Cyrillic became the official script for the Mongolian language, the traditional script became known as the Old Mongol script, in contrast to the New script, referring to Cyrillic.

Is the Mongolian alphabet still used in Mongolia?

In the Mongolian People’s Republic, it was largely replaced by the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet, although the vertical script remained in limited use. In March 2020, the Mongolian government announced plans to increase the use of the traditional Mongolian script and to use both Cyrillic and Mongolian script in official documents by 2025.

What is the most widely spoken language in Mongolia?

Geographic distribution of Mongolic peoples across Asia (red) The Mongolian language (in Mongolian script: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ. ᠬᠡᠯᠡ Moŋɣol kele; in Mongolian Cyrillic: монгол хэл, mongol khel) is the official language of Mongolia and both the most widely-spoken and best-known member of the Mongolic language family.